01 n. A band or organized company of singers, especially in church service.
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1.
A band or organized company of singers, especially in church service.
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2.
That part of a church appropriated to the singers.
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3.
The chancel.(Arch.)
Phrases & compounds
Choir organ —
one of the three or five distinct organs included in the full organ, each separable from the rest, but all controlled by one performer; a portion of the full organ, complete in itself, and more practicable for ordinary service and in the accompanying of the vocal choir.
Choir screen —
a screen or low wall separating the choir from the aisles.
Choir service —
the service of singing performed by the choir.